Chinchilla, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

41°29′9.1″N 75°39′59.3″W / 41.485861°N 75.666472°W / 41.485861; -75.666472CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaU.S. Congressional District PA-10 School Districts Lakeland (Region III)
Abington Heights (Region III)CountyLackawannaMagisterial Districts45-3-03^[1]
45-3-01^[1]TownshipsScott
South AbingtonArea

^[2]

• Total2.58 sq mi (6.70 km²) • Land2.50 sq mi (6.49 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km²)Elevation

1,165^[3] ft (355 m)Population

(2020)^[4]

• Total1,959 • Density782.04/sq mi (301.90/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))ZIP code

De facto
18411^[5] (Clarks Summit)

Area code 570 GNIS feature IDs1198566^[3] (village)
2628808^[6] (CDP)FIPS codes42-13480

Chinchilla is a village and census-designated place in Scott and South Abington townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.^[7] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her chinchilla-fur shawl.^[8] Chinchilla is located in the gorge of Leggetts Creek, which flows southward into the Lackawanna River on the north side of Scranton. Interstate 81, U.S. Route 6/11 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Lackawanna Railroad) use the gorge between Scranton and Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with ZIP Code 18410.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,959		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Magisterial District Judges". Lackawanna County. Lackawanna County. 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.